substruction
French, noun\syp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃\
substruction is spelled S-U-B-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 93 million words in written French, the 301,385th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Substruction is a French feminine noun meaning “substruction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fondement d’un édifice, travaux de construction exécutés au-dessous du niveau du sol”.
What does substruction mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesubstruction
- 2
feminineunderbuilding
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fondement d’un édifice, travaux de construction exécutés au-dessous du niveau du sol. 2. Édifice qui se trouve sous un autre; particulièrement en parlant des édifices antiques sur les ruines desquels on en a élevé de modernes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of substruction
- substructions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce substruction?
- \syp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃\
- [syp.stʁyk.sjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is substruction in French?
substruction appears about once in every 93 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).